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The first omelette recipe ever recorded comes from an ancient Roman collection of recipes called the Apicius. Dating back to the 4th Century AD, the recipe called Ova Spongia Ex Lacte can be translated to “Honey Omelette”. I like to call it a Honey & Black Pepper Omelette because it sounds hipper and I can pronounce it better.

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These baked donuts have a tasty vanilla and nutmeg base that will remind you of fried cake donuts. The icing has an authentic caramel flavor, because it is actual authentic homemade caramel (plus a little powdered sugar). The garnish of salt creates a great contrast with all the sweetness, but also helps emphasize the beauty of the caramel.

I was inspired to develop this recipe by a recent trip to Atlanta, GA. My sister (aka Sister Breakfast) brought me a selection of donuts from Revolution Donuts of Decatur, GA. All the donuts I tried were spectacular, but their Salted Caramel creation was the hands-down winner. I make and eat a lot of donuts, so I was blown away that I had to check their website to confirm that the donut in my hand was baked and not fried. It was possibly the best baked donut I’ve ever tried. So I set out to recreate it and I’ve come very close.

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There’s two major ways that people prefer basic hash browns: diner-style and extra-crispy. Diner-style hash browns are golden brown and lightly crisp on the outside with a center that’s tender and warm. Extra-crispy hash browns are just that… extra crispy with almost every shred of potato browned and crisp, even crunchy. However you like them, I think we can agree that hash brown are delicious when done right. As you’ll read here, they are also incredibly easy to make.

November 17th is National Homemade Bread Day. So, I thought I’d share with you some of my very favorite holiday bread recipes. These are all quick breads – meaning they don’t require yeast or hours of waiting for dough to proof. In every instance, the batters can be used to make mini-loaves (or even muffins) to give out a gifts.

Every bread here has been tested by me personally. If you click through to see a recipe, please be sure to read the notes so you know exactly what to expect. Happy holiday baking!

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It’s there for every Thanksgiving dinner and it’s there after every Thanksgiving dinner. It’s the one holiday staple you can count on being in your refrigerator the next day. The concept of having cranberry sauce with meat and potatoes is cemented in our holiday traditions. It’s on the table. It’s pretty. But, it’s often unused. Maybe it’s a matter of tradition not keeping up with tastes. I’ll have gravy on my turkey and potatoes for Thanksgiving. If I want a berry compote with my meat, I’ll go to IKEA later.

You know what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving? Leftover cranberry sauce! I’ve begun watching it during holiday dinners – eyeing it like the last piece of of chocolate in the box – hoping that nobody takes too much. Because I know… cranberry sauce is better for breakfast than it is for dinner. There are few hard truths you can rely on in this life. That’s one of them.

So whether you’re reading this the day after a holiday or you’re finally ready to use that can that’s been in your cupboard for two years… get ready. These are the 10 best ways to use cranberry sauce for breakfast.

In all good conscience, I can’t recommend actual candy corn for breakfast. Instead, I’ve put together a collection of breakfast dishes that will hopefully bring the classic candy to mind.

The good news is that the “candy corn” you find here is a bit more healthy than actual candy corn which is made of sugar, corn syrup, confectioners wax, food coloring and binding agents. You’ll find no confectioners wax in these breakfasts. Sugar and food coloring? Perhaps.

I’ve tested most of these recipes so I can attest that they also taste better than candy corn.

Candy Corn Waffles

Candy Corn Waffles are pretty fun to make. You can use any waffle batter. You just divide it, color it and pour the batter on your waffle iron. Get more detailed instructions here. The whole waffle looks kind of funky, but when you separate it into quarters, you’ll see that each segment resembles candy corn. Take note that you could use the same basic technique to make Candy Corn Pancakes.

If you don’t want to mess with food coloring, an alternative way to make Candy Corn Waffles is to arrange toppings on each waffle piece. For the waffles below, I dipped the end in whipped cream then spread some Pumpkin Maple Topping over the middle. The yellow is just the natural waffle color. For the orange, you could also use orange marmalade.

Candy Corn Fruit Parfaits

This one isn’t just fun, it’s genuinely healthy. I used pineapple pieces, mandarin oranges and vanilla yogurt to make my layers. For other fruit suggestions, check out the recipe for Candy Corn Fruit Parfaits.

Candy Corn Pebbles

If you don’t feel like cooking, Post Cereals has a solution. This year, they came out with Candy Corn Pebbles. I’m happy to report that it tastes great. The colorful pieces have notes of caramel. The flavor might not remind you of candy corn exactly, but that’s probably for the best. For more about this cereal, check out it’s profile page in the Cereal Project at MrBreakfast.com.

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I was very excited to open my mail this morning. General Mills sent me this year’s boxes of Count Chocula, Franken Berry and Boo Berry Cereals. The cereals themselves haven’t changed since last year, but the packaging is updated in a great way.

The cereals partnered with artists from DC Comics to give each monster a fresh look.

My favorite is Count Chocolate who is more expressive than in the past. His huge nose and big buck teeth are less goofy and more menacing than past renditions. The artists for that box were Terry and Rachel Dodson, a husband and wife pencil and ink team known for work on DC’s Wonder Woman and Marvel Comics’ Spider-Man.

Franken Berry has his familiar look but is a bit rougher around the edges. If you’ve never noticed his fingernails which are polished to look like individual strawberries, they’re emphasized in this illustration. Strawberry fingernails might feminize other men, but Franken Berry makes it look tough. The artist for this rendition was Dave Johnson who some may know for Marvel’s Captain America and DC’s Detective Batman series.

Probably the most notable artist involved, Jim Lee (X-Men, Superman and many, many more) did the illustration of Boo Berry. While cool, it was my least favorite of the three because it looked so similar to Boo Berry boxes from previous years.